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cassandraH - forgot to say -- the cat just doesn't care about the TV....not his bag...hes kinda lazy and just loves to sit on our laps....

Jen -- yes I do find myself going into the pantry -- over and again -- and leaving the door open. I want every place in my house to be this put together.
Gypsymomma911 - yes - toxic - thanks for the reminder...but I am not too concerned...it isn't that he really wants to eat (or actually does eat) any thing -- he likes to topple flowers for the water - always has water, always wants the water I don't give him. Cats.
Hammond.design - thanks for the tip -- will give that a try.
MPcoady - the shelves and drawer where a Home depot standard product (nothing special) that I bought and installed about 7 years ago. (not sure if they still carry it).

snook - I made the table -- sort of -- I found the base (authentic) on Ebay - less than $100 -- then I had my local hardware store cut me a perfect circle out of particle board (2 layers thick - top layer had stainable finish - and then they even put on the veneer edging for me) -- All I had to do was attach top to bottom and stain.

I really have appreciated all your sympathies. Thank you - I have had to go to the doctor and go on steroids as it quickly spread and I got rashes where I had not had an exposure. Ugh! - did I mention I am part of my best friends wedding this weekend and this is also on my nose, my ears and neck? (double ugh!). I have to say Zanfel did help but I am not sure it was worth the $45 I paid for it...and I am not sure I would use it on my face again, I thought my skin would crack and fall off (ok for hands, arms and legs) Technu has long been my poison ivy helper as well as lava soap but this time I really asked for it. Thanks again.

I have a few friends who are great 'finishers' -- I am envious of their ability and when I get to the end, I think of them and I mantra 'be a finisher' "be a finisher' 'be a finisher'...
It sort of helps..

JillOlivia -- that is a good question....I haven't planted a vertical garden like this myself so I am not sure of the answer. Many of the vertical gardens that you see are done using special planters that do have mechanisms for holding the plants in (i.e. they are tipped, troughs, fabric, etc. etc) --- but this more homegrown technique is not one I have tried.... you should check out the book 'Garden Up!' - by Susan Morrison and Rebecca Sweet (http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Smart-Vertical-Gardening-Spaces/dp/1591864925) I think it has some good guidance for creating this look. - Rochelle

Ha!! My new nickname for Lyle -- "very fluffy malformed sheepskin" exactly, perfect. (he is a mutt cat by the way -- and not as big as he looks - its all fur)
The Blue wicker chars were from my grandma's porch on her ranch in montana (fixed up and painted) -- I love that I can picture her sitting in them.
The dog isn't vintage, I bought it new for my daughter when she was a baby and we were living in England (Europeans always seem to have such great baby stuff!!)
The chairs and round table in the kitchen is where we eat 99.9% of the time, the dining room table is where homework, regular work and laundry folding happen (and the occasional special meal). The chairs are our newest addition (only had them for about a month now). They were a craiglist find -- having come from a funeral home (if you love then I think they still might have some more!). I added the casters for 2 reasons -- they are a little low for the table (and still are -- need to find another way to boost us up for eating) and I thought rolling chairs would just be nice -- with 2 kids, they are constantly askew so I am not sure it was the best idea (but I like the way it looks).

Additional note: I am borderline zone 5-6.

Hi Melic -- Apartment Therapy is is very conscientious about image crediting and making sure that credit is given where credit is due. This was meant with a somewhat joking tone, but also I think that downloading and using images for your own personal inspiration is completely within the realm of expected and acceptable and certainly is not stealing. Though I will admit, when I wrote the word 'swipe', what was going through my head was something along the lines of sitting in the dr's office reading a magazine and seeing that perfect picture in said magazine (that is 6 months old and falling apart)....you see where I am heading here?

maybe there is a maximum limit to how much bacteria can actually be on a pair of jeans? 13 days or freezing doesn't matter - both leave the most bacteria you can possibly have?